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SUMMARY:Crash Course in Internet & Society: Technologies of Solidarity
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DESCRIPTION: 11 December 2026\, 00:00 – 13 December 2026\, 00:00\n\n V2_G
	roundfloor\, V2_Lab for the Unstable Media\n\n 11 December 2026\, 00:00 –
	 13 December 2026\, 00:00\n\n V2_Groundfloor\, V2_Lab for the Unstable Me
	dia\n\nFor the past two years\, the annual Crash Course in Art & Media Tec
	hnology has\nexplored how the internet shapes our daily lives. Across eigh
	t editions of\nkeynotes\, conversations\, and performances\, we’ve unpacke
	d the wonder\, confusion\,\nand unease of its growing influence.\n\nThe in
	ternet once promised open knowledge\, global connection\, and individual\n
	empowerment by breaking down borders and enabling free\, decentralized exc
	hange.\nToday\, with 75% of the world online\, that promise feels more com
	plicated than\never. We face rising dependence on digital systems\, misinf
	ormation overload\,\nsurveillance capitalism\, corporate dominance\, and a
	 flood of AI-generated\ncontent.\n\nTogether with engage Rotterdam\, we de
	veloped a three-day program for engage in\n2025\, called Technologies of S
	olidarity. The event invited participants\,\nincluding residents from the 
	Cool district in central Rotterdam\, to explore\nalternatives to corporate
	-driven technology and imagine what tech could look\nlike outside capitali
	st logics. Through low-threshold talks\, workshops\, and\nperformances\, w
	e examined open-source\, ethical\, and practical tools for\nhuman-centered
	\, community-driven tech together with the local neighborhood.\n\nIn Decem
	ber 2026\, we merge these two platforms to offer the next chapter:\n\nA Cr
	ash Course in Internet & Society: Technologies of Solidarity.\n\nTogether 
	with the local community\, we turn to change. How do we challenge Big\nTec
	h and build a more open\, ethical\, and user-centered internet? Together w
	ith\nartists\, designers\, and digital activists\, we’ll explore alternati
	ves beyond\ncorporate control.\n\nDuring a three-day weekend program full 
	of presentations\, workshops\, and\nartistic interventions\, the Crash Cou
	rse aims to equip you with the tools to\nreclaim your digital experience.
URL:https://backend.prikbord.page/event/crash-course-in-internet-and-societ
	y-technologies-of-solidarity
LOCATION:V2_Groundfloor\, V2_Lab for the Unstable Media - V2_Groundfloor\, 
	V2_Lab for the Unstable Media
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:2026,crashCourse,CrashCourseInInternetAndSociety,crashCourseInte
	rnet,crashCourseMediaArtTechnology,technologiesOfSolidarity
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p> <strong>11 December 2026, 00:00</strong> 
	– <strong>13 December 2026, 00:00</strong></p><br><p> V2_Groundfloor, V2_
	Lab for the Unstable Media</p><p> <strong>11 December 2026, 00:00</strong
	> – <strong>13 December 2026, 00:00</strong></p><br><p> V2_Groundfloor, V
	2_Lab for the Unstable Media</p><p><span>For the past two years, the annua
	l Crash Course in Art &amp; Media Technology has explored how the internet
	 shapes our daily lives. Across eight editions of keynotes, conversations,
	 and performances, we’ve unpacked the wonder, confusion, and unease of its
	 growing influence.</span></p><p><span>The internet once promised open kno
	wledge, global connection, and individual empowerment by breaking down bor
	ders and enabling free, decentralized exchange. Today, with 75% of the wor
	ld online, that promise feels more complicated than ever. We face rising d
	ependence on digital systems, misinformation overload, surveillance capita
	lism, corporate dominance, and a flood of AI-generated content.</span></p>
	<p><span>Together with </span><span>engage Rotterdam</span><span>, we deve
	loped a three-day program for </span><i><span>engage </span></i><span>in 2
	025, called <em>Technologies of Solidarity</em>. The event invited partici
	pants, including residents from the Cool district in central Rotterdam, to
	 explore alternatives to corporate-driven technology and imagine what tech
	 could look like outside capitalist logics. Through low-threshold talks, w
	orkshops, and performances, we examined open-source, ethical, and practica
	l tools for human-centered, community-driven tech together with the local 
	neighborhood.</span></p><p><span>In December 2026, we merge these two plat
	forms to offer the next chapter:</span></p><p><i><span>A Crash Course in I
	nternet &amp; Society: Technologies of Solidarity.</span></i></p><p><span>
	Together with the local community, we turn to change. How do we challenge 
	Big Tech and build a more open, ethical, and user-centered internet? Toget
	her with artists, designers, and digital activists, we’ll explore alternat
	ives beyond corporate control.</span></p><p><span>During a three-day weeke
	nd program full of presentations, workshops, and artistic interventions, t
	he Crash Course aims to equip you with the tools to reclaim your digital e
	xperience.</span></p>
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